Mendes

/ (ˈmɛndɛz) /

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noun

Sam (uel) (Alexander). born 1965, British theatre and film director, who made his name as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, London (1992–2002) before directing the films American Beauty (1999), The Road to Perdition (2002), Revolutionary Road (2008), and Skyfall (2012)

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Words nearby Mendes

Mendelsohn, Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn, Felix, mender, Menderes, Mendes, Mendès-France, mendicancy, mendicant, mendicity, mending

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How to use Mendes in a sentence

Mendes is a freelancer, and Tavares plans to quit his job as well.
So You Think You Can Busk: a Road Trip Search for the Best European Street Artists|Nina Strochlic|June 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The label, called Eva by Eva Mendes, will issue four collections a year.
Eva Mendes Launched Fashion Design Career, Kate Upton Scores Another New Job|The Fashion Beast Team|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sam Mendes is the director of the latest installment, and this is a good Bond film—at times, a very good film.
Is ‘Skyfall’ the Best (and Gayest) James Bond Movie Yet?|Ramin Setoodeh, Marlow Stern|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So when Will Smith does a film like Hitch, Eva Mendes gets to play his love interest and not Viola Davis.
What Charlize Theron Doesn’t Get About Black Hollywood|Allison Samuels|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Eva Mendes, Jason Bateman, and Naomi Campbell circulated by the bar.
Alexander McQueen Exhibit: Fashion's Big Night|Robin Givhan, Jacob Bernstein|May 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was already night when we reached Mendes and, as we were tired out, we decided that we could not take a lesson that evening.
Nobody's Boy|Hector Malot
I don't know if there were any other professors of music at Mendes, but that was the only one we knew, and we never forgot him.
Nobody's Boy|Hector Malot
That of Capella would be brilliant at Mendes, where they bred goats more than elsewhere.
Astronomical Myths|John F. Blake
It was rather like a story by Catulle Mendes in which the translator had either skipped or cut out every alternate sentence.
Seven Men|Max Beerbohm
Consulting our map we found that the next big town was Mendes.
Nobody's Boy|Hector Malot